Back At It (Again)

Two years ago, I said I was going to start blogging again and come back to this site. TWO. YEARS. Time really flies by when life is busy happening. Every once in a while, I’d say to myself “I should get back to blogging at some point” but it just never became a priority.

Up until recently I’ve thought about blogging more and more. I started losing some weight and that became my motivation for writing because I wanted to document my journey. At my heaviest, I was 157 pounds. I knew I had to eventually do something about my weight gain, but like blogging, for some reason it never became a priority. I had gained 25+ pounds over the past year and a half, and I started to lose much of it in October 2017.

At first, it happened pretty organically. I traveled to Vietnam for 2 weeks and came back almost 10 pounds lighter due to diet and mostly staying active every day – not to mention, it was hot as hell. It jumpstarted my fitness journey when I got back to the states and I’ve been working out and eating well consistently ever since. I’ve lost close to 20 pounds altogether and I’m determined to lose about 10 more to get to my weight goal.

Getting my body back has been a life-changing and rewarding experience. I’m learning that it’s really not about the number on the scale. No matter what size I was, I was genuinely happy with all of my accomplishments and where I was in life. Focusing on me has made me realize how fulfilling it feels to work on the most important project in life that takes commitment and dedication.

If there’s anything this past year has taught me, it’s that there’s no time like the present. It’s easy to push things off because we simply “don’t have time” or think too much about what we did in the past past or capable of in the future, but there’s always time and having the “right now, right here” mentality is the best attitude to tackle anything. Most importantly, if it means a great deal to you, you’ll always get back at it (again).

Good luck with all of your challenging resolutions for 2018. Oh, and Happy New Year!